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Landlord roof survey in Sandon, Hertfordshire
Not sure what state the let or shared roof is in? You can book a landlord roof survey in Sandon and across Hertfordshire, with plain-English findings.
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
Landlord roof survey in Sandon
Access needs arranging before a survey of a let or shared building. The loft space and certain flats may need to be opened up for us, so tenants or leaseholders need notice. You or your agent arrange access and we’ll say what we need when you book. Any part we couldn’t reach is noted in the report. If you’ve noticed ceiling stains reported by tenants and failed flashings at walls and chimneys, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Some older homes in villages like Sandon are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials like clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Location
- Sandon (SG9)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Checking the roof from the ground
You can learn a lot from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Water that gets into one flat can affect others below. Early surveys help avoid damage spreading between flats. For an older or listed building in a place like Sandon, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so a defect found early gives time to plan the work properly.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on how big and how high the roof is, access and the package you choose.
Why us?
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- An independent view of the roof
- Surveys on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
Take a look at our cost guide and two real surveys.
How the survey works
A survey visit follows a simple order: we listen to what’s been worrying you, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take between one and two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. Around Sandon, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it’s useful to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s safe.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged with you ahead of time.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can be seen safely, including from inside where possible.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before the survey
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
How to book
We confirm the price for your roof before you book, so you know where you stand. Prices start from £150, including VAT. To book, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Advice
Questions from Sandon
Is Sandon within the area you cover?
Yes. Sandon is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
I let a flat near Ashwell & Morden station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so whoever owns or manages the building needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we are given access to.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
How experienced are you?
We have been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not always. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs can’t always be walked on. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, like cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them, and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
Also in Sandon
What affects the price in Sandon
Every roof is different, so prices are confirmed before you book. These are the things that affect it:
- The size of the roof
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Getting in touch
We’ll usually ask about:
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- What made you get in touch
- The property’s address and postcode
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We’ll confirm the price before booking.
Honest limits
We only report whatever is safely visible on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will point you to the right survey. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Blocks of flats
Sandon homes and their roofs
Before planning roof work on an older home, find out whether it is listed or in a conservation area. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent, and councils can also use Article 4 directions to control changes in conservation areas. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
If you live in an older home near Church of All Saints, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first. If you let a flat or house near Ashwell & Morden station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Sandon is in Hertfordshire. Anywhere in Sandon, we can come and survey your property. Sandon is one of the places in Hertfordshire where we work for landlord roof surveys. For surveys nearby, see our Milton Keynes page.
All of SG9 is covered for landlord roof surveys. Local streets include Payne End, Rushden Road and Dark Lane. If you are just outside Sandon, we cover Roe Green (1 mile south-west), Green End (1 mile south-east), Rushden (2 miles south-west), Buckland (2 miles east) and Chipping (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Stevenage (7 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (13 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (14 miles south), Hitchin (9 miles west), Hertford (13 miles south) and Letchworth (6 miles west).
Local landmarks in Sandon
Sandon’s nearest station is Ashwell & Morden station, about 2.9 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Clothall Castle (3.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Sandon include Hawkins Wood.
How the survey changes by roof type
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Most let houses and many blocks have pitched roofs of slate or tiles. We check coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings where it is safe to see them.
Gutters and downpipes
Overflowing gutters soak walls and can lead to damp in flats. We record what we see.